I had a family of bobcats that moved in. I lost over half of my hens. They were free range. Now all my birds are in the coop 24/7. I put out wolf urine (yes you can buy it) around my yard and my neighbor's yard since she has small children. She was scared they might come after her kids. I have...
My black hen lost all her feathers on her backside. They would grow back and get pecked out by other hens. I finally fixed it. I painted her behind with black leather dye. It stays on for an entire week. They tend to leave the new pin feathers alone since they don't see the blood in them. She...
Hi, I'm Betsy from Oklahoma. I have 6 Dominique hens, 5 black Magestic Marans, one of which may be a rooster. I've had to pen them up due to bobcats. Love the fresh eggs and when they all start laying again, I should be able to support 5 families like I did before winter hit.
I had bobcats. I was told to sprinkle wolf urine (yes you can buy it online) on the perimeter of my property. They have moved over to where my daughter lives, so here we go again.
I bought 6 black majesty maran chicks. They were supposed to all be hens. One has begun developing differently. Comb is getting bigger, tail feathers stick up and out and it has a white spot on the sides of its head just below the back of the eye. My hens are huge and fluffy. This one is rather...